Lassiter instrumental for D.C. United in 2-1 victory over Eastern foe Mutiny.

TAMPA, Fla. (Friday, September 10, 1999) -- Roy Lassiter's netted one goal and assited the
other to help D.C. United win its ninth straight outing 2-1 over the Tampa Bay Mutiny
tonight before a Major League Soccer crowd of 12,397 at Raymond James Stadium.

Lassiter's offensive output, coupled with Carlos Llamosa's airtight defensive
play, snapped the Mutiny's four-game winning streak and padded D.C.'s lead in
the Eastern Conference. D.C. United (21-7, 53 points) sits atop the Eastern
Conference with a comfortable 15-point lead over the Columbus Crew (16-10). The
Mutiny (13-15, 29 points) sits in third place.

Lassiter terrorized the Mutiny defense for much of the first half, turning
minor defensive miscues into one-on-one chances. In the 23rd minute of play,
Mutiny midfielder Steve Ralston passed a ball back to defender Chad McCarty,
who mishandled the ball. Lassiter seized the opportunity, taking the ball deep
into the Tampa Bay penalty area. Mutiny defender Joseph Addo made a valiant
effort to stop Lassiter, but the league-leading scorer danced around Addo and
planted a right-footed strike into the back of the net. The goal, Lassiter's
17th of the year, ties him with Columbus' Stern John for the league lead.

Lassiter struck again in the 43rd minute, when he received a short pass from
teammate Jaime Moreno inside the Mutiny box. Lassiter quickly touched the ball
around the defense and back onto Moreno's foot. The give-and-go put Moreno in
prime scoring position, and the Bolivian forward deftly placed the ball past
former United goalkeeper Scott Garlick.

Moreno has now been involved with nine of D.C. last 10 goals (two goals, seven assists).

The Mutiny almost got on the board a minute later, when Raul Diaz Arce's
redirection of a Manny Lagos cross barely missed going into the D.C. net,
rolling wide by mere inches.

The Mutiny showed more signs of life in the second half, mounting consistent
offensive pressure that tested United's defense. Llamosa and Jeff Agoos were on
constant call, defusing the opportunities created by Mutiny playmaker Carlos
Valderrama.

In the 64th minute, McCarty again came close to scoring with a quality header
that was knocked wide by D.C. goalkeeper Mark Simpson. On the ensuing corner
kick, Diaz Arce headed home an apparent goal that was immediately disallowed
due to Mutiny interference in the box.

Diaz Arce would not leave the game empty-handed, however, as he knocked home
the Mutiny's only goal of the game and his 13th of the season in the 72nd
minute. Defender Ritchie Kotschau accepted a long ball feed from Mauricio Ramos
while streaking along the left-hand touch line. Kotschau put the ball into the
center of the box, and Diaz Arce slid in and knocked the ball home to make the
score 2-1.

Colorado Rapids 0, Kansas City Wizards 0(Colorado wins shootout 3-2)

DENVER -- The Colorado Rapids climbed into a tie for second place in the
Western Conference, scoring a 3-2 shootout victory over the Kansas City Wizards
after a scoreless tie before 17,832 at Mile High Stadium.

"Our inability to score right now is killing us," said Rapids striker Paul Bravo. "We had
a couple of good chances, but we need better chances and more chances. We must start scoring
more goals. As a team tonight we played very well, but we just are not doing it
around the box. We ran out of ideas on attack."

The one-point victory gives the Rapids (17-9) 43 points in the playoff
standings, dead even with the defending MLS champion Chicago Fire (15-11). The
win also snapped a three-game losing streak for the Rapids, while extending the
Wizards' slide to three consecutive games.

"Overall I'm happy with the way we played, but I'm concerned that we are not
creating enough quality goal-scoring chances," said Colorado coach Glenn
Myernick. "To play that well between the boxes and not really create any
goal-scoring chances, everybody in the final third has to be better. "It's a
good victory for us, we dominated the game in every single department."

Kansas City goalkeeper Tony Meola faced a busy night, being called upon to make
five saves during regulation play. His Colorado counterpart, keeper Ian Feuer,
did not need to make a save as K.C. did not put a shot on net.

"It was important today that we did not give up any goals," said Colorado
defender Marcelo Balboa. "We created some chances, but the problem we have had
lately is putting them away."

In the tiebreaker, Colorado received goals from defender Joey DiGiamarino,
forward Wolde Harris, and midfielder David Vaudreuil. On the other side of the
pitch, only midfielders Chris Klein and Brian Johnson could get the ball past Feuer.